Chinese students at Hogwarts.

Chapter 9 Hold That Hand

The three of them rushed out along the crowd, and finally came to a dark and small platform, followed by a rough and loud voice shouting:

"First Years! First Years this way! Harry, this way, how are you?"

A look of surprise appeared on Harry's face, and he introduced to the two friends in a low voice:

"Hagrid! He's Hagrid, the gamekeeper and keykeeper at Hogwarts, and he's a fine fellow!"

After speaking, he pulled the two of them forward and squeezed forward.

Then, not counting the bright lights, Zhang Xiao also saw this big man with giant blood, about 3 meters tall, Zhang Xiao just reached his thigh, wearing an oversized leather jacket made of unknown animal fur, with a big unkempt beard, The chandelier in his hand was almost half the height of a person.

Hagrid winked at Harry, and shouted again:

"Come on, come with me, are there any first-year students? Watch out for your feet, okay! First-year students come with me!"

Zhang Xiao followed the crowd, stumbling on the slippery road and walking along a small path. First-year freshmen need to go to the pier to take a boat to Hogwarts. Second-year students don’t need it, they just need to take a comfortable carriage. That's fine, I don't know who made this strange rule.

Turning a corner, a black lake suddenly appeared in front of the eyes. The people around were all amazed. They saw a majestic castle on the high hillside on the other side of the lake. There were many spiers on the castle. Glittering under the stars.

This is Hogwarts!
Zhang Xiao stared at the castle intently, filled with indescribable excitement, Harry tugged him, and said quickly:
"Zhang, we're going to take a boat."

Zhang Xiao looked away, and the three of them boarded the boat, followed by an unknown little wizard.Hagrid reconfirmed that everyone was on board, and shouted, "Ship!"

I saw the boat shook slightly, and without anyone slipping, it sailed silently across the lake, which was as flat as a mirror.

Everyone was silent, staring at the huge castle soaring into the sky.

It has to be said that the scene of "Hogwarts Legacy" is quite restored. Zhang Xiao quietly watched the approaching cliff, passed through the ivy curtain covering the front of the cliff, and came to the secret open entrance.

Comparing it with the game screen he is familiar with in his heart, he can't say it is exactly the same, but almost the same. This makes him wonder, is this world the world in the book, or is it an independent world?

But right now he didn't have time to think deeply, the boat was almost reaching its destination.

In the game, there is a place similar to an underground pier, and the elevator can go directly to the entrance of the auditorium.

The young wizard followed Hagrid up a flight of stone steps and gathered in front of a huge oaken door.He reached out and knocked, and the door opened immediately. A tall black-haired witch in emerald green robes stood in front of the door. It was Professor McGonagall.

Harry muttered softly:

"She looks so stern."

Ron also nodded in agreement, his face became paler, and he even trembled a little nervously.

"First-year freshman, Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid.

"Thank you, Hagrid. Let me pick you up here."

She pulled the door wide open.The foyer was large enough to accommodate all first-year wizards.

Flaming torches surround the stone walls, and the ceiling is so high that you can hardly see the top.On the front is a huge Hogwarts school emblem, and on both sides are luxurious marble staircases leading directly upstairs.

They followed Professor McGonagall along the stone floor to a small empty room at the far end of the hall.Everyone rushed in, rubbing shoulders and huddling together, staring nervously at everything around them.

"Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall. "The opening banquet is about to begin, but before you go to the dining hall, you must first confirm which college you have entered. Classification is a Very important ceremony."

Professor McGonagall briefly introduced the names and glorious history of the four colleges, as well as the scoring rules, and then left to prepare for the sorting ceremony.

Harry swallowed, and asked dryly:
"How could they have put us in exactly which house?"

Ron swung his head back, showing a smile uglier than crying:
"Fred said it hurt us a lot, I guess he was joking, but it's a test."

The little wizards next to him obviously thought about it with Ron. A girl with fluffy hair was muttering something, and most of them were as desperate as Harry, obviously knowing nothing.

Zhang Xiao couldn't help laughing. Hogwarts is an old tradition. He threatened the new students. He whispered to the two of them:
"Relax, it's just a cutscene. There is no distinction between superior and inferior colleges. The sorting hat is more about sorting colleges according to your inner thoughts. It is not necessarily accurate. It doesn't matter which college you are assigned to."

"The sorting hat?" The two of them keenly grasped the point of Zhang Xiao's words.

"Yes, an ancient, magical magic item, you will see it soon."

Zhang Xiao didn't explain much. At this time, a group of milky white ghosts suddenly emerged from the wall, chatting and flying forward, which aroused the amazement of the little wizards.

One of the chubby ghosts cheered them on loudly, wishing them a Hufflepuff.

Harry and Ron were still desperately thinking about how a hat would place them among the houses when suddenly three boys pushed their way through the crowd. (Note 1)

The leading boy was pale and had delicate platinum-blonde hair. He raised his face slightly, looking a little haughty. He stared at Harry, and said slowly in a tone imitating an adult:

"Everybody's talking about Harry Potter getting in. So that's you. Right?"

"Yes," said Harry, looking at the other two boys, both pudgy and particularly ugly, standing on either side of the boy, one on each side, almost like a pair of his bodyguards.

"Oh, this is Crabbe, this is Goyle." The pale boy noticed that Harry was looking at them, introduced him casually, and then said solemnly, as if he was talking about something important:
"My name is Malfoy, Draco Malfoy."

Ron put his head down and covered his mouth to keep from laughing.

Draco Malfoy looked at him. "You think my name is ridiculous, don't you? Don't ask who you are. My father told me that the Weasleys are all red-haired and freckled, and there are too many children to support."

He turned to Harry and said, "You'll soon find out that some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to befriend the odd kind of people, do you. I can help you with that."

Then stretched out his hand, Harry looked at him and said coldly, "I think I can tell for myself."

A slight blush appeared on Malfoy's pale face, and he was about to withdraw his hand, but at this moment, a white and strong hand with long fingers stretched out.

Holding the hand that had many wondering "what if Harry and Malfoy shook hands?"

But Zhang Xiao understood that no matter what, Harry and Malfoy would not shake hands. Malfoy and Dali were too similar, both arrogant and flamboyant, like spoiled children.

And just now he had insulted Ron, Harry's approved friend.

But just like all adults look at children, Zhang Xiao was only amused by the children's petty thoughts. He shook his hand under Malfoy's surprised gaze, which was like giving him a step down in disguise.

With a faint smile on his face, Zhang Xiao exerted force on his hands:

"What you said just now was too much, now I'll give you a chance, apology!"

Malfoy felt the increasing force in his hands, and the pain distorted his face slightly. He gasped, and immediately carried forward the fine tradition of the Malfoy family - a man who knows the current affairs is a hero.

"Sorry! I shouldn't have said that."

Only then did Zhang Xiao let him go in satisfaction, and said softly:
"You don't make friends like this. It's lonely without friends, right?"

Malfoy looked at him in surprise and fear, his eyes flickered, and he wanted to say something, but Professor McGonagall's voice interrupted him, and he could only walk back indignantly.

Harry secretly gave him a thumbs up, Zhang Xiao patted Ron on the shoulder, and said in his grateful eyes:

"Don't take it to heart, it's just a spoiled child, his nature is not bad, but his growth is crooked."

Ron nodded, feeling much better than before.

Malfoy is actually quite sad. Everything about him was instilled by his parents. He just believes in his parents unconditionally. A good education may not make him a success.

But what does it matter to him?According to Zhang Xiao's estimate, he could either get into Gryffindor, or get into Ravenclaw with his extraordinary mind, and Hufflepuff is also possible, but it is impossible to get into Slytherin.

Just kidding, he is a passionate young man who is brave enough to join Slytherin?

Professor McGonagall walked in with the parchment and said loudly:
"Now stand in a single file and follow me."

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Note 1: In the novel this plot takes place on the train, in the movie it is before sorting, and the plot of the movie is used here.

Malfoy is a complicated person. I feel that the Malfoy in the original book is very different from the Malfoy in the movie, but they are generally cowardly and bad, but not completely bad. I hope I can portray this character well.

(End of this chapter)